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product strategy

5 articles

Product Strategy

SaaS Build vs Buy Decision Framework with Math

A quantitative decision framework for SaaS founders choosing between building infrastructure in-house and buying a third-party solution. Includes the full cost model, risk factors, and a decision matrix with real math.

9 min read
Product Research

Voice of Customer Program Design for SaaS

A practical guide to designing and running a Voice of Customer (VoC) program for SaaS — signal sources, cadence, synthesis methods, and cross-functional distribution.

14 min read
Product

SaaS Feature Bloat: The Roadmap Trap (and the Exit)

Feature bloat is the silent growth ceiling. Understand how low-activation features accumulate, compress activation rates, degrade time-to-value, and cap your MRR ceiling — and how to diagnose it before it becomes structural.

14 min read
Competitive Strategy

SaaS Integration Moat vs Feature Moat: Which Lasts

A rigorous comparison of integration ecosystems versus feature sets as defensibility strategies in SaaS — why integrations compound while features get copied, with retention data, M&A multiples, and strategic frameworks for choosing your moat type.

13 min read
Platform Strategy

SaaS Platform vs Product: The Strategic Bet

When and why a SaaS company should bet on becoming a platform versus staying a focused product, and what the transition costs look like in practice. A practitioner's framework for evaluating the four conditions that justify the platform bet.

12 min read